Saturday, February 22, 2025 β
π Finished the final season of Star Trek: Lower Decks. Lots of fun, though you need to be at least a moderate Trekkie to get most of the jokes
Saturday, February 22, 2025 β
π Finished the final season of Star Trek: Lower Decks. Lots of fun, though you need to be at least a moderate Trekkie to get most of the jokes
This is important!I already boosted this, but I want to add more emphasis. I think every Canadian citizen of the Fediverse ought to sign this petition to get the Government of Canada off Xitter: https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-5359
Could anyone who has any Canadian followers please boost or just re-post it yourself? This matters.
πββοΈ Rare treat of having a lane to myself on todayβs swim
Thursday, February 20, 2025 β
π¨π¦ Regardless of if any of the proposals are adopted (though I think several should be carefully considered), I’m glad to see Build Canada is offering bold ideas. We need more of this, especially these days
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 β
At the pool for high school city championships. Lots of excitement!
βοΈ Running out of room for the snow
Sunday, February 16, 2025
The sun rises, seasons change, and I reconsider my note-taking system. Some things are endlessly cyclical.
These days I use a split system: personal notes in Apple Notes (using a simplified Forever Notes structure) and work notes in OneNote, following the PARA method. My daily logs feed into ChatGPT for a summarized weekly note. Itβs efficient, structured, and searchableβbut also sterile and fleeting.
This week, after a nudge from Lee Peterson in the Hemispheric Views Discord, I dusted off a Field Notes notebook I last used in 2015 and started writing again.
Each day gets a fresh page. I list my two or three most important tasks, then jot down whatever comes up. Iβve even revived Patrick Rhoneβs Dash/Plus system.
As plenty of folks will tell you, paper is nice. I also like how it keeps my phone on the charger instead of in my pocket, waiting for me to type something.
Iβve stopped being precious about my note-taking. My needs evolve, and so should my system.
Friday, February 14, 2025
For my fellow, like-to-be-informed Canadians, I recommend the Sutherland Quarterly. As a subscriber, each quarter you get a short book (around 100 pages) on a current, important topic.
So far, Iβve read:
And Iβm about to start Jasper on Fire by Matthew Scace. Each has been really good: informative, well written, and relevant to Canadians.
Subscriptions are available for both print and digital, while each book is also available separately.
πββοΈ Sidewalks were mostly clear on todayβs recovery run
Added new screen to manage your muted users, keywords, and blocks.
A nice addition to make it easier to quiet down the timeline, especially these days. Good to see this synchronizes across to Greg Morris' micro.social app too.
π Matt Gurney: I hereby propose the Ice Bucket Challenge for National Survival
The premiers can and must break the stifling complacency that is such a hallmark of modern Canadian politics and use the power of social media, and simple shame, to get the ball rolling.Β To do something. And then do another thing, and another thing, and another thing.
Thursday, February 13, 2025 β
Bad day for a broken shovel βοΈ
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Over the past three years, I’ve traveled more than 7,600 km through the virtual worlds of Zwift (adds up to a ridiculous 11 days and 11 hours on the saddle). This has all been on my main racing bike in a somewhat awkward setup that I described earlier:
I donβt have enough space in my house for a spot fully dedicated to cycling. So, Iβve got the bike trainer tucked in a corner of the basement and then I slide our basement couch out of the way and move the bike in front of the TV when Iβm riding.
The whole setup is a nuisance, especially for some of those really early morning starts. Moving furniture around while in the dark and only half awake isn’t great. So, I’m considering the new Zwift Ride.
I think the pros are (in order):
While the cons are:
Given all of this, I’m leaning towards getting the Zwift Ride. There’s a spot in the basement with enough room for it and I like the idea of just getting on and riding. However, the recent tariff nonsense seems to have cleared out the Canadian inventory. So, I have some time to think this over, before making the investment.
For more on the Zwift Ride, DC Rainmaker has a good video.
Finished reading: Shit My Dad Says by Justin Halpern is a lot of fun π
George had a busy day
πββοΈ Winter wonderland on todayβs run. Slippery and uneven conditions helped keep the easy pace on target while adding in extra ankle and calf work.
Saturday, February 8, 2025 β
π΅ We Didnβt Know We Were Ready by Γlafur Arnalds is a lovely song
π΅ Afterlife - Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory is setting the right mood for me today
I found a great place to deposit my $200 bribe. Iβd like the money to go somewhere helpful and to counter some of the nasty rhetoric and actions around LGBTQ issues π³οΈβπ
Thursday, February 6, 2025 β
Finished reading: If you like creepy, weird books (and I do), youβll enjoy Absolution by Jeff VanderMeer. But, you have to read the great Area X trilogy first π